REGIONAL
DISTRICT OF NANAIMO
MINUTES
OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD
OF
THE REGIONAL DISTRICT OF NANAIMO HELD ON
TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2011 AT
7:00 PM IN THE
RDN BOARD CHAMBERS
Present:
Director J. Stanhope Chairperson
Director J. Burnett Electoral
Area A
Director G. Rudischer Electoral
Area B
Alternate
Director C. Pinker Electoral
Area C
Director G. Holme Electoral
Area E
Director L. Biggemann Electoral
Area F
Director D. Bartram Electoral
Area H
Director M. Lefebvre City
of Parksville
Director T. Westbroek Town
of Qualicum Beach
Director C. Haime District
of Lantzville
Director J. Ruttan City
of Nanaimo
Director B. Holdom City
of Nanaimo
Director B. Bestwick City
of Nanaimo
Director J. Kipp City
of Nanaimo
Director D. Johnstone City
of Nanaimo
Director L. Sherry City
of Nanaimo
Director M. Unger City
of Nanaimo
Also in
Attendance:
C. Mason Chief
Administrative Officer
M. Pearse Sr.
Mgr., Corporate Administration
N. Avery Gen.
Mgr., Finance & Information Services
P. Thompson A/Gen.
Mgr., Development Services
J. Finnie Gen.
Mgr., Regional & Community Utilities
T. Osborne Gen.
Mgr., Recreation & Parks Services
C. McIver A/Gen.
Mgr., Transportation & Solid Waste Services
N. Hewitt Recording
Secretary
CALL TO ORDER
The Chairperson welcomed
Alternate Director Pinker to the meeting.
The Chairperson
asked for a minute of silence to mark the passing of Jack Layton, the former
leader of the federal New Democratic Party.
DELEGATIONS
Teresa
Beers, re BC Hydro Smart Meters.
Ms. Beers voiced her concerns relating to the BC Hydro Smart Meters.
Bob Hogberg, Cedar
Community Policing re Funding Assistance.
Mr. Hogberg provided a verbal presentation on the Cedar Community Police
and requested funding assistance in the amount of $2,000.
LATE DELEGATIONS
MOVED
Director Holme, SECONDED Director Burnett, that four
late delegations be permitted to address the Board.
CARRIED
Rhys
Lewis, re Proposed Telus Cell Tower at 1710 Woobank Road, Nanaimo.
Mr. Lewis presented a visual
and verbal presentation on the negative impacts of the proposed Telus cell
tower.
Jack
Anderson, re Proposed Telus Cell Tower at 1710 Woobank Road, Nanaimo.
Mr. Anderson spoke in regard
to the negative environmental and financial implications that will affect the
Kirkstone subdivision.
Christel
Martin, re BC Hydro Smart Meters.
Ms. Martin spoke in detail of
the health impacts she lives with from having electro-hyper-sensitivity (EHS)
caused by radiation from man made devices.
Marc Parras, Brock Enderton, Telus Wireless Network
and Marianne Wade, Standard Land Company, re Proposed Telus Cell Tower at 1710 Woobank Road, Nanaimo.
Mr. Parras summarized the steps that Telus followed according to Industry
Canada and requested that the Regional District of Nanaimo confirm in writing
that the appropriate steps were followed.
BOARD MINUTES
MOVED
Director Holdom, SECONDED Director Ruttan, that the minutes of the regular
Board meeting held July 26, 2011 be
adopted.
CARRIED
ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORTS
Bylaw
No. 1615 - Regional Growth Strategy Bylaw – Consideration of bylaw revisions
resulting from feedback of First Nations and provincial government agencies.
MOVED Director Holdom,
SECONDED Director Bestwick, that second reading of "Regional District of
Nanaimo Regional Growth Strategy Bylaw No. 1615, 2011", be rescinded.
CARRIED
MOVED Director Holdom,
SECONDED Director Westbroek, that "Regional District of Nanaimo Regional
Growth Strategy Bylaw No. 1615, 2011", be read two times, as amended, as
set out in Appendix 2 of the staff report.
CARRIED
Bylaw No. 975.56 – Regional District of Nanaimo Pump
& Haul Local Service Amendment Bylaw – Bylaw to exclude six properties from
Pump and Haul Local Service Area in Electoral Areas ‘B’ and ‘F’.
MOVED Director Biggemann,
SECONDED Director Sherry, that the boundaries of the "Regional District of
Nanaimo Pump & Haul Local Service Establishment Bylaw No. 975, 1995"
be amended to exclude Strata Lots 179, 181, 182 and 183, Block 526, Strata Plan
VIS4673, Cameron Land District.
CARRIED
MOVED Director Rudischer,
SECONDED Director Bartram, that the boundaries of the "Regional District
of Nanaimo Pump & Haul Local Service Establishment Bylaw No. 975,
1995" be amended to exclude Lot 24, Section 5, Plan 19972, Nanaimo Land
District.
CARRIED
MOVED Director Biggemann,
SECONDED Director Burnett, that the boundaries of the "Regional District
of Nanaimo Pump & Haul Local Service Establishment Bylaw No. 975,
1995" be amended to exclude Lot A, Salvation Army Lots, Plan 1115, Except
part in Plan 734 RW, Nanoose Land District.
CARRIED
MOVED Director Burnett,
SECONDED Director Unger that the "Regional District of Nanaimo Pump &
Haul Local Service Amendment Bylaw No. 975.56,
2011" be introduced and read three times.
CARRIED
Operating Results for the
Period Ending June 30, 2011.
MOVED Director Holdom, SECONDED Director Ruttan, that
the summary report of financial results from operations to June 30, 2011 be
received for information.
CARRIED
Audit Services
Contract Award.
MOVED Director Holme,
SECONDED Director Johnstone, that the Board appoint
the firm of MNP LLP as the Regional District of Nanaimo auditors and authorize
the Chairperson and Senior Manager, Corporate Administration to enter into a
five-year agreement for the provision of external financial audit services commencing
with the 2012 fiscal year.
CARRIED
Qualicum Beach Interceptor
Sanitary Forcemain Improvements Construction Award.
MOVED Director Westbroek,
SECONDED Director Bartram, that Windley Contracting Ltd. be awarded the
construction of the Qualicum Beach Interceptor Sanitary Forcemain Improvements
for the tendered amount of $190,200.
CARRIED
MOVED Director Westbroek,
SECONDED Director Lefebvre, that Northern Community Development Cost Charge
funds in the amount of $165,344 be approved as a source of funds for Qualicum
Beach Interceptor Sanitary Forcemain Improvements.
CARRIED
BUSINESS ARISING
FROM DELEGATIONS OR COMMUNICATIONS
Cedar
Community Policing.
MOVED Director Burnett, SECONDED Director Bartram,
that a staff report be prepared with respect to funding opportunities for the
Cedar Community Policing office.
CARRIED
BC
Hydro Smart Meters.
MOVED Director Rudischer, SECONDED Director Kipp, that
the Regional District of Nanaimo request a moratorium be placed on the
mandatory installation of wireless smart meters until the major issues and
problems identified with wireless smart meters are independently assessed and
acceptable alternatives can be made available at no added cost to the consumer
and that the Regional District of Nanaimo support the resolution proposed by
the City of Colwood to U.B.C.M.
CARRIED
Proposed
Telus Cell Tower at 1710 Woobank Road, Nanaimo.
Director Burnett advised that he wished to notify Industry Canada that
this proposed location for the cell tower is in close proximity to an existing
residential area and a proposed green building residential development as
supported by Electoral Area ‘A’ Official Community Plan. Residents have shown they are strongly opposed
to the cell tower at this location. Residents’ concerns are that radio
frequency emitting from the tower may pose a health hazard to residents and
school children at the elementary school located in the area. Therefore the Regional District of Nanaimo
requests that Industry Canada deny Telus’s
application to install a cell tower at 1710 Woobank Road in Cedar, B.C.
MOVED Director Burnett, SECONDED Director Westbroek, that a letter be sent to Industry Canada advising
them that the Regional District of Nanaimo is opposed to a cell tower being
installed on a property at 1710 Woobank Road.
CARRIED
MOVED Director Rudischer, SECONDED Director Kipp, that
the Regional District develop a cell tower placement protocol.
CARRIED
ADJOURNMENT
MOVED
Director Holme, SECONDED Director Lefebvre, that the meeting
terminate.
CARRIED
TIME: 8:27 PM
CHAIRPERSON SR.
MGR., CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION